Peter Sagan's Specialized Venge ViAS - Gallery

World champion aboard a bare frame to save weight

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While Tinkoff and Specialized were keen to show off the Venge ViAS that Ron Jones custom painted for world champion Peter Sagan, shown here is the bike upon which he'll actually race. The raw carbon saves an appreciable amount of weight over the deluxe finish of the multicolor Venge. But small details make it obvious that a gregarious world champ is aboard

(Nick Legan)

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Specialized representatives were on hand at all their sponsored teams installing updated versions of the Venge brakes. With tighter clearances, new materials and new springs they offer a better feel

(Nick Legan)

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172.5mm crank arms suit Sagan's fast cadence pedaling style

(Nick Legan)

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Glued to his Roval CLX64 wheels are a set of Specialized S-Works Turbo Allround 3 tubulars in a 26mm width

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For the first stage of the Tour de France, Sagan ask that a 54-tooth chainring be fitted. In back, he ran an 11-28 cassette

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Unlike Marcel Kittel, Sagan doesn't seem to be bothered by the different bend on the Specialized ViAS handlebar, in this case a 44cm outside-outside model

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The world champion's throne is a Prologo Scratch 2 saddle with Nack carbon rails and a Peter Sagan/Tinkoff color scheme. His seat height is 76.1cm

(Nick Legan)

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A close look at the gold anodized Ceramicspeed derailleur pulleys reveals the #Terminator, one of Sagan's nicknames

While he certainly has more ornate options at his disposal, to save the weight of a custom paint job, Peter Sagan is racing a bare carbon Specialized Venge ViAS at this year's Tour de France, where he just won stage 2. But that's not to say that it isn't personalised for one of the peloton's most gregarious figures.

While the look of the bike is certainly pleasing, perhaps more impressive are the fit dimensions of the Slovak cyclist. Despite riding a 56cm frame, thanks to the use of a 14cm stem, Sagan's reach from nose of saddle to centre of bar top is a mind-boggling 62 centimetres!

His seat height is 76.1 centimetres and he spins a set of 172.5mm crank arms. We weren't able to weigh the bike, but only time will tell if the weight saving measures will pay off for the world champion.